Old Time Radio Mysteries

Lux Radio Theater - Key Largo

Johnny Rocco, played by Edward G. Robinson, is a deported gangster returning to the United States to start his rackets once again. 

Words at War - Escape from the Balkans

British and American foreign correspondents are arrested in the Balkans and later questioned by the Gestapo. 

Murder by Experts - Prescription for Murder

An escaped convict murders a doctor and assumes his identity.

Top Secret - The Unknown Mission

The Baroness arrives in Rome to carry out an "Action Seven" mission on a Nazi agent working his way through Vishy France.

Carter Brown Mysteries - Nightmare for Knight

Private Investigator Nicholas Knight is hired by Prince Al Zaman, an Arabian sheik, to protect his harem while he is in the U.S. to conduct oil business negotiations.

The Big Story - The Case of the Counterfeit Coins

An insider approaches Jack Adams of The Los Angeles Examiner with knowledge of gangsters involved in counterfeiting half-dollar coins.

Dangerous Assignment - The Nazi and the Physicist

Steve goes to Alaska to find two missing scientists, one of whom is an ex-Nazi.

The Adventures of Frank Race - The Shanghai Incident

Frank flies to China to find the killer of Charles Howard, an insurance investigator who had been murdered while investigating the loss of cargo on the South China Transport company ships.

Under Arrest - The Case of the Accidental Murders

Police Captain Jim Scott is on the search for the two men responsible for the holdup and murder of a gas station attendant.

The Adventures of Michael Shayne - A Problem in Murder

The police question Michael Shane about a dead man in the morgue who was found with Shayne's business card in his pocket.  

Walk Softly, Peter Troy - The Winsome Wildcat

A Circus owner hires Troy to investigate the kidnapping of a lady lion tamer.  The kidnappers need her to perform a delicate task for them.

Philo Vance - The Coachman Murder Case

Philo investigates the death of a fisherman who was found murdered in his pool. 

Mr. and Mrs. North - The Premature Corpse (aka Hathaway Murder)

Jerry and Pam North become involved in a woman's scheme to use murder as a way to inherit her husband's fortune.

Cloak and Dagger - The Black Radio

An OSS agent is sent to Germany to broadcast propaganda from behind the enemy lines.

I Was a Communist for the FBI - The Party Got Rough

Matt Cvetic is ordered to prevent a trade agreement between the U.S. and a "small-but-oil-rich" middle-east country.  His orders soon change regarding the leader of the Mideast country. 

Whitehall 1212 - Murder in the Black Market

Superintendent Watkins is given information by his nark (informant) about three foreigners selling American cigarettes on the Black Market.  Soon, the informant turns up missing. 

Let George Do It - Every Shot Counts

A old movie cowboy asks George to help prevent a murder. George fails, but the prime suspect of the murder is blind! 

Boston Blackie - Spy Ring

Blackie is supposed to meet a Miss Manlet in the lobby of the Ashley Hotel.  However, she accidentally leaves the lobby with the wrong person, a member of a Nazi spy ring.

The Chase - The Apprentice

Two gangsters from Chicago (one is a seasoned veteran and one is the apprentice) are called to eliminate a clever, honest mechanic that refuses to take a bribe for a dishonest court testimony.

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Eyes of Mr. Leyton

Holmes has been haunting opium dens in an effort to discover the intentions of a man he has seen pretending to smoke the drug, fearing the man might be planning murder.

The Black Museum - The Mandolin String

An anonymous letter is sent to Scotland Yard regarding the peculiar deaths of two successive husbands of the same wife.

Hearthstone of the Death Squad - The Unheeded Warning Murder Case

A secretary is warned by her fiancée to leave her job, because the business in which she is employed is not as it seems.  Soon, a murder occurs in her office. 

Escape - Confession

The story of a shell-shocked soldier walking the fog-filled streets of London, finding murder and terror!

The FBI in Peace and War - Accidental Death

The FBI are called in to investigate the alleged “accidental” death of a witness before he can testify to political corruption.

Casey, Crime Photographer - The Mysterious Lodger

Casey accompanies the police to the crime scene when an elderly widow calls to report the murder of her female lodger.

Inspector Thorne - The Dark Cigarette Murder Case

Inspector Thorne investigates a murder and finds evidence of illegal drug activity at a music school.

Pat Novak, For Hire - Agnes Bolton

Novak is hired to keep an eye on a woman and a mysterious, green leather bag. However, things soon take a turn when the woman is murdered and the green bag disappears.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - The Heart of Gold

A woman sends a letter to Marlowe asking him for an routine investigation, shortly before she allegedly commits suicide.

The Whistler - The Confession

A renown criminal lawyer's daughter falls in love and wants to marry a local gangster, despite her stepmother’s objections.

The Man Called X - Destination Manila

Ken Thurston takes a flight from New York to the Philippines to protect a shipment of radium. 

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - Death of a Private Eye

Barry Craig investigates the murder of Joe Hearn, a former private investigator turned night watchman. Hearn hired Craig to accompany him on a visit but was killed before revealing his purpose.

The Molle Mystery Theater - Alibi for Murder

A man looking for work just happens to look identical to a local gangster.  The gangster hires him to be his double so that he can be in two places at the same time.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - The Man Who Hated Women

Lt. Levinson asks Diamond for help in catching a serial killer who has brutally murdered three women.

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - Death in the Sand

A sand diviner comes to Rocky’s place and predicts he will meet a beautiful blonde, but also encounter death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Suntan Oil Matter

Johnny investigates the disappearance of a necklace owned by the wife of an oil man trying to hang on to his young wife.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - Just One More Day

On his very last day before retirement, a police officer has premonitions of his death in a shoot-out.

This Is Your FBI - War Fraud

The FBI investigates a munitions plant that manufactures defective grenades, cutting corners to maximize profits at the expense of soldiers' lives.

The Lives of Harry Lime - Blue Bride

Harry is involved in a counterfeiting scheme in the French city of Bordeaux.

Mr. District Attorney - Case of the Desert Killer

Mr. District Attorney investigates the death of an older lady found in the desert, shortly after she withdrew $10,000 in cash from her bank account. 

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons - The Case of Murder in the Air

Mr. Keen and Mike Clancy investigate the claims of Miss Barbera Holiday, who believes that someone is trying to kill her.

Jeff Regan, Investigator - The House by the Sea

Regan is hired to protect Prince Kayrou, a mind reader, who needs protection from Grace Nichols, a red-headed movie actress who has threatened to kill him.

The Adventures of Sam Spade - The Indian Caper

Sam is hired by Indian Chief Black Cloud to find a drunken engineer named Clarence Hobart who has disappeared.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - The Case of the Deadly Sell-Out

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are expecting a prospective client at 8pm who apparently has misplaced his prizefighter! He wants Nero to find him, preferably alive. 

Box 13 - Diamond in the Sky

Dan Holiday is arrested for theft after flying to Paris to retrieve a famous diamond.

Gang Busters - The Inside Facts in the Case of the Notorious Bugs Moran

George "Bugs" Moran comes out of retirement to lead a bogus check cashing scheme.

The Man From Homicide - The Franklin Kelso Case

Lieutenant Dana is assigned to investigate death threats made on the life of a multi-millionaire.

Screen Director's Playhouse - Criss Cross

A gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cross. 

The Clock - Angel with Two Faces

A reporter is drawn to a lovely woman just acquitted of her husband's murder.

The Adventures of the Falcon - The Case of the Careless Client

A woman hires the Falcon to protect her from a racketeer who wants to kill her, but she is not telling him the whole story.

Rogue's Gallery - A Will in Question

Judge Marsh, a friend of Richard's, is made the executor of an estate. He suspects that something is wrong with the will and hires Rogue to check it's validity.

Night Beat - City at Your Fingertips

On his day off, Randy Stone randomly dials a phone number and reaches a woman that says she is in danger of being killed by her husband.

Stand By for Crime - The Tennant Jewels Stolen

Chuck Morgan investigates Mrs. Tennant's claim that her half million-dollar diamond, along with other jewelry, had been stolen by her daughter's fiancée.  

Nick Carter, Master Detective - The Drug Ring Murder

In pursuit of a dope ring and killers, Nick is strangled, tied, and dropped into the ocean.

Suspense - Lunch Kit

A political fanatic father forces his son to bring a time bomb into the factory where he works.  The bomb is set to explode after his son's overnight shift, but circumstances make it difficult for him to leave.

R.D. Wingfield - Cat and Mouse Game

This story is centered on the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy woman. The plot implicates her husband as the prime suspect. However, there are a few twists and turns along the way...

Dragnet - Sixteen Jewel Thefts

Friday and Romero are called to investigate a series of nightly jewelry thefts.  (Note:  the actor playing the thief will later become Friday's partner on the TV show.)

Lux Radio Theater - Bullets or Ballots

Detective Johnny Blake (played by Edward G. Robinson) is a tough, straightforward cop that gets fired from the police department and joins in with the local racketeers.

Broadway is my Beat - The Sherman Gates Murder Case

Lieutenant Danny Clover investigates when a man is found dead in a movie theater seat.

Counterspy - The Case of the Murdering Messenger

David Harding takes over for another counterspy that had infiltrated a spy ring.

Words at War - Paris Underground

A true story about the experiences of two women in Paris who helped British pilots escape Nazi Germany during World War II. 

Crime and Peter Chambers - Joan Bradly

An opera singer has been murdered in a theatrical boardinghouse. Peter Chambers starts the investigation by examining the shoes of all the suspects.

Sexton Blake - First Class Ticket to Nowhere

Lost in the fog, Sexton Blake and his friends stumble across a deserted railway station. Suddenly, a gunshot is heard.

Bulldog Drummond - Dinner of Death

The District Attorney is poisoned with a cocktail before a banquet honoring a crusading reporter.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - Turn About is Foul Play

A man together with his girlfriend plots to kill his rich and sickly wife. At the last moment he experiences a change of heart but someone carries out the job for him.

Top Secret - Confession

The Baroness is sent to rescue an industrialist that has been brainwashed by Communists in Bulgaria. 

The Adventures of Michael Shayne - The Case of the Poisoned Fan

Michael is invited to a dinner party given by a criminology professor.  When the party guests begin to discuss the "perfect" murder, one is suddenly murdered with poison.

Murder by Experts - Return Trip

A chilling story about an escaped homicidal maniac and a bus full of people trapped by an avalanche. 

Cloak and Dagger - Direct Line to Bombers

The story of an American OSS agent in the streets of Berlin who communicated to Allied bombers using a hand-held radio, helping them to find and destroy important targets in the city.

Dangerous Assignment - International Blackmail

Steve goes to Switzerland to reclaim a forced confession that could destabilize a Central European government.

Walk Softly, Peter Troy - The Trouble with Tanya

Peter Troy investigates the sudden death of Tanya's guardian, who had a bad heart condition.  

Philo Vance - The Merry Murder Case

Philo investigates a puzzling case with a single victim, three killers, three guns, and three bullets in the body.

The Adventures of Frank Race - The Airborne Adventure

Race is hired to protect the plans for a new, revolutionary type of affordable aircraft. 

Whitehall 1212 - The Murder of Charles Brooks

A "Chicago" style gangster and his gun moll start a crime wave that led to murder.

Let George Do It - Touched By An Angel

George investigates the death of Lefty Lumpert, an individual who owned a perfectly respectable investment office, plus a few other enterprises that were not so respectable.

Pursuit - Pursuit of the Masked Five

While transporting a member of a masked gang on a train, the remaining members of the gang hijacked the train and shoot the suspect right in front of Inspector Black.

I Was a Communist for the FBI - Red Clouds on the Good Earth

Matt Cvetic is ordered to pose as a farm implement salesman and subvert the future farmers of our country.

Boston Blackie - Star of the Nile

Boston Blackie is accused of stealing a jewel on a train. He is cleared of the crime, but quickly drawn into a web of intrigue.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - The Old Acquaintance

Marlowe is hired on New Year's Eve to a locate a missing fiancée, who disappeared on the same day that a dangerous convict broke out of prison.

Casey, Crime Photographer - The Twenty Minute Alibi

A man commits suicide while on the phone with his insurance agent, but Casey suspects murder.

The Black Museum - The Post Card

The true story of an artist from Camden Town who was charged with the murder of a prostitute.  

Pat Novak, For Hire - Shirt Mix-Up at the Laundry

When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. For his trouble, Novak gets knocked out and then wakes up next to a dead body. 

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - Ghost of a Chance

Barry Craig investigates a suspicious insurance claim of a man's death in a subway accident. 

The Man From Homicide - The Winthrop Murder Case

Lieutenant Lou Dana literally runs into the arms of a woman fleeing the scene of a murder.

Inspector Thorne - The Vacant Lot Murder Case

Inspector Thorne investigates the murder of a mystery man whose body is found in a vacant lot.

The Man Called X - The Stamp Story

The Man Called X travels to a country in Central America to prevent a coup.

The FBI in Peace and War - Top Man

A lower level member of a crime family tries to break out on his own but the upper echelons have different ideas.

The Whistler - The Accounting

A stepfather refuses to cover for his shameful stepson who has embezzled money from his employer.

Molle Mystery Theater - Murder in City Hall

A young police lieutenant suspects that the city’s political machine is behind the murder of his friend who was running for the position of judge.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - After the Verdict

A young attorney discovers that the acquitted client he represented was actually guilty of homicide.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - Charles Walsh and Bob Wells

Two convicts escape prison and one of them has a personal vendetta against Richard. 

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Ellen Dear Matter

Johnny is hired to protect recently purchased jewels on board a wealthy businessman's yacht for the return trip to the U.S.

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - Up in Flames

Rocky is offered, and declines, additional fire insurance.  Later that evening, there is a fire in the Cafe Tambourine.

Dragnet - Benny Trounsel

An informant is murdered but leaves behind clues to a narcotics ring operating in the city. 

Studio One - The Thirty-Nine Steps

A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - The Impolite Corpse

An advertising executive, disliked by everyone in the office, is found murdered.  His secretary, a former lover, seeks Mr. Wolfe's help when she believes the police may indicate her as a suspect.

The Lives of Harry Lime - Operation Music Box

Harry meets a woman with the peculiar habit of purchasing antique music boxes only to destroy them later.

Hearthstone of the Death Squad - The Marriage Annulment Murder Case

Inspector Hearthstone investigates the murder of a young wife who wanted to take her older husband to court to have their marriage annulled.

This Is Your FBI - The Confidence Game

Charming "Major" William Roscoe sweeps lonely women off their feet, promising love and adventure. But behind his dashing facade lurks a cold-hearted con man, leaving a trail of empty bank accounts and shattered dreams.

Mr. District Attorney - The Case of the Sinister Cinema

Mr. District Attorney investigates a team of con artists who convince a bank president that they need to use his bank in order to create a scene in their new movie. 

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons - The Case of Mr. Trevor's Secret

Mr. Keen and his assistant Mike Clancy are called in to investigate the disappearance of a chemical engineer from a defense plant that is important to the war effort.